Shit there's too many comments on this

Well, if you're a bad teacher. Then that's that. If you're just strict then they will come around to thank you in the following years.

You shouldn't be your students' friends. You are there to teach them and nothing else.

Maybe you should be a little nicer to your students.

hey you gatta be doing some thing wrong

I've been working with K-8 children for over four years now and I'm an aspiring teacher. I've learned that not every child is going to like you. Let the bad commentary and attitudes toughen your skin. You're a teacher so you care about the future of the youth. That alone should be appreciated by all. Keep up the great work. :) Much respect.

=/ They could have at least clapped. FYL. Guess you should be a more interesting teacher?

awww, that sucks well, u no wat that means ur a sucky teacher- theres room for improvement

i just think it's kinda weird your school does anything for teacher appreciation day...none of the 5 schools i've been to have even acknowledge it was teacher appreciation day. in fact, until a couple years ago, i had no idea anything like that existed xD but anyway, that sucks, but now you've got a reason to be REALLY mean to those brats :D

It sucks when it happens to you, but there's definitely a serious reason for no one clapping. #16, my grade four teacher was definitely the nicest guy in the school, and he made everybody want to learn. He gave a damn, even more than the other grade four teacher, who was a lot like the OP. The point is, you can be just as good of an educator (or an even better one), if you're nice to your students, and positively encourage them, than if you give them tough love or push them too hard without giving positive feedback. And no one could ever say that my class learned was less prepared academically than the other class with the strict teacher.